The Explorers: Stories of Discovery and Adventure from the Australian Frontier
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Editor: Tim FlanneryEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2000-10-30
ISBN: 0802137199
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Grove Press
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Book Review: Wonderful compilation of spirited explorations
Summary: 5 Stars
What possesses a person to set off into the trackless wastes of Australia, with the almost certain knowledge that death lies waiting to welcome them into his scrawny arms? Reading this book gives you some of the answers and some of the idea of the pain and suffering undergone by these explorers (and in some cases the hapless Aborigines coerced into seeking water). There are some amazingly good writers within these pages, quite unexpected when you consider that many of them were ex-convicts or self-taught (and comparing them to some contemporary American explorers); there are some delightful descriptive passages and the occasional bout of whimsy, especially the anecdote of how 'Rocket' got his name - I was in hoots! An excellent read, which encouraged me to order several old copies of explorers' accounts. Thoroughly recommended!
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